Type of Document Dissertation Author Soh, Boon Kee Author's Email Address bsoh@vt.edu URN etd-02112007-003951 Title Validation of the recognition-primed decision model and the roles of common-sense strategies in an adversarial environment Degree PhD Department Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Smith-Jackson, Tonya L. Committee Chair Babski-Reeves, Kari L. Committee Member Kleiner, Brian M. Committee Member North, Christopher L. Committee Member Keywords
- decision skill training
- working memory
- attention
- adversarial environment
- cue-recognition training
- computer game
- decision making
- ConPAD model
- decision models
- naturalistic decision making
- dynamic decision making
- cognitive probing
- common-sense strategies
- Recognition-primed decision model
- real-time strategy game
- cognitive abilities
- microworld
- retrospective interview
Date of Defense 2007-02-05 Availability unrestricted Abstract This dissertation set out to understand the decision processes used by decision makers in adversarial environment by setting up an adversarial decision making microworld, as an experimental platform, using a real time strategy (RTS) game called Rise of Nations (RON). The specific objectives of this dissertation were:
1. Contribute to the validation of recognition-primed decision (RPD) model in a simulated adversarial environment;
2. Explore the roles of common-sense strategies in decision making in the adversarial environment; and
3. Test the effectiveness of training recommendations based on the RPD model.
Three related experimental studies were setup to investigate each of the objectives. Study 1 found that RPD model was partly valid where RPD processes were prevalently used but other decision processes were also important in an adversarial environment. A new decision model (ConPAD model) was proposed to capture the nature of decision making in the adversarial environment. It was also found that cognitive abilities might have some effects on the types of decision processes used by the decision makers.
Study 2 found that common-sense strategies were prevalent in the adversarial environment where the participants were able to use all but one of the warfare related strategies extracted from literature without teaching them. The strategy familiarization training was not found to significantly improve decision making but showed that common-sense strategies were prevalent and simple familiarization training was not sufficient to produce differences in strategy usage and performances from the novice participants. Study 3 also found that RPD based training (cue-recognition and decision skill training) were not significant in producing better performance although subjective feedback found such training to be useful. However, the participants with RPD based training conditions were able to perform on the same level as the expert participants bridging the gap between novices and experts.
Based on the findings, it was recommended that decision training should involve not just RPD based training, but comparisons of attributes as well. A more interactive training combining common-sense strategies, cue-recognition and decision skill training might be more useful. More theoretical experimentation would be required to validate the new decision model proposed in this dissertation.
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